Caligula facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Caligula |
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| Emperor of the Roman Empire | |||||
Bust of Caligula
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| Reign | 16 March, AD 37 – 24 January, AD 41 |
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| Predecessor | Tiberius | ||||
| Successor | Claudius | ||||
| Born | 31 August 12 Antium, Roman Empire |
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| Died | 24 January 41 (aged 28) Palatine, Rome, Roman Empire |
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| Burial | Rome, Italy | ||||
| Spouse | 1) Junia Claudilla, 33–34 2) Livia Orestilla, 37 or 38 3) Lollia Paulina, 38 4) Milonia Caesonia, ?–41 |
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| Issue | Julia Drusilla Tiberius Gemellus (adoptive) |
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| Dynasty | Julio-Claudian | ||||
| Father | Germanicus | ||||
| Mother | Agrippina the Elder | ||||
Caligula (Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, 31 August 12 – 24 January 41), was the third Roman Emperor. He reigned from AD 37. After only four years, he was assassinated by members of his bodyguard and the Roman Senate. During his reign, many innocent people were killed without fair trials. Even with all that, he was popular with the Roman public in his time.
Images for kids
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A caliga.
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A marble bust of Caligula restored to its original colours. The colours were identified from particles trapped in the marble.
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Julia Drusilla, sister of Caligula
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Caligula Depositing the Ashes of his Mother and Brother in the Tomb of his Ancestors, by Eustache Le Sueur, 1647
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A denarius of Gaius Caligula
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The Vatican Obelisk was first brought from Egypt to Rome by Caligula. It was the centerpiece of a large racetrack he built.
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The hull of one of two ships recovered from Lake Nemi during the 1930s. This massive vessel served as an elaborate floating palace to the Emperor.
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Ruins of the temple of Castor and Pollux in the Forum Romanum. Ancient resources as well as recent archaeological evidence suggest that, at one point, Caligula had the palace extended to annex this structure.
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Roman sestertius depicting Caligula, c. AD 38. The reverse shows Caligula's three sisters, Agrippina, Drusilla and Julia Livilla.
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Cameo depicting Caligula and a personification of Rome
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Portrait of Caligula from Palazzo Massimo in Rome
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Fanciful renaissance depiction of Caligula
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Quadrans celebrating the abolition of a tax in AD 38 by Caligula. The obverse of the coin contains a picture of a Pileus which symbolizes the liberation of the people from the tax burden.
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Roman gold coins excavated in Pudukottai, India, examples of Indo-Roman trade during the period. One coin of Caligula (AD 37–41), and two coins of Nero (AD 54–68). British Museum.
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